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In late June, the Reference Department was sealed off (along with what was formerly the Acquisitions and Cataloging Departments), and work began on this space to create a more user-friendly, modern Public Service area. An Information Desk will be added as well as a separate room for our Interlibrary Loan office. There are also plans to construct a Java Café on this floor. During this period, the same high quality reference service will still be provided. The plan is to set up an information desk in the Bibliographic Instruction lab on the main floor, and the Reference Librarians will assist you there or direct you to the Center for Business Research (CBR) on the second floor. A large portion of the print reference sources will be relocated to the CBR, as will additional staff to assist you with your research. Your forbearance in this matter would be greatly appreciated. This renovation will update the current space, increase the number of computers available to students and faculty, improve access points for service, and allow the Library faculty to provide an even higher quality of service to the academic community than they do now. Recognizing that there will be inconveniences during this period and that some departments may have reduced hours or, possibly, a few closings, the Library will keep you abreast of our progress on this page. You can check the What's New? page to see when updates have been added or hours have been changed. You can also call the Reference Department at (516) 299-2305 or 2306 for the latest updates. It is our hope that, this Fall, we will welcome you back to our all new library spaces. |
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 The staff area behind the counter where the loose periodicals usually are... |
 ...gets moved to its temporary home in the Hutchins Gallery. |
 The wall where the microfilm machines used to be. |
 A big empty room. |
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 The new carpet is in place, and the walls have been painted. |
 The shelves and furniture are moved back in. |
 The new Periodicals Department. |
 A job well done. |
 The lower floor of the Library before the remodeling... |
 ...and after. The new rooms will be used by the Cataloging and Acquisitions Departments |
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The Library and Information Science Library's periodicals and reference collection are moved downstairs to the Hutchins Gallery. |
 Two last pictures taken shortly before everything was emptied out of the old room. |
 The counter on the left is now being used in the new Periodicals Department. |
 Everything is set up in the Hutchins Gallery downstairs. |
 The furniture from the lobby is temporarily stored in the former LIS Library, which will become office space for the librarians. |
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The Reference Collection is moved upstairs to the Center for Business Research (CBR), except for the law books and reference books classified under F, G, and Z which are moved downstairs to the Hutchins Gallery with the Library Science Collection. Students can still make use of these collections during the reconstruction, and the Reference Librarians are still available to offer assistance in the CBR upstairs and the Bibliographic Instruction Room on the main floor. |
 The Reference Department before everything was moved out... |
 ...and after... |
 The Reference Librarians settle into their temporary home in the Center for Business Research upstairs. |
 When the reconstruction is complete, the existing Reference Department... |
 ...the former space of the Acquisitions Department... |
 ...which is now empty, having been moved to the new offices built downstairs... |
 ...and the Cataloging Department... |
 ...which was also moved downstairs... |
 ...as well as the lobby... |
 ...will be joined into one huge room. |
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 The Reference Department and part of the lobby are blocked off behind temporary walls... |
 ...so that construction can safely take place behind them. |
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 Behind the wall, the carpet was removed as new windows and other materials... |
 ...arrived and were unpacked. |
 New lights... |
 ...and wiring are installed... |
 ...as well as new ceiling tiles |
 Lots of activity. |
 The section of lower ceiling on the right will be over the new Reference Desk. |
 New office space is created. |
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 The major construction has been finished in the Reference and... |
 ...Acquisition Departments, and the new carpet has been installed. |
 And work has now begun on... |
 ...the final painting and trim. |
 Meanwhile, construction has spread beyond the wall into the hallway... |
 ...and the front of the Bibliographic Instruction Room. |
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 The painting is finished. The wall comes down, and the new rooms are ready for the furniture to arrive. |
 The space where the Reference Desk will be. |
 The Bibliographic Instruction Room and the Circulation Counter. |
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 The main floor of the Library before the remodeling... |
 ...and after. |
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 Once the main construction had been completed, new shelves... |
 ...and furniture were brought in. Shortly afterward, the books were returned to their new home. |
Thus, the former Reference Department... |
 ...has become the new Reference Commons. |
The former space of the Acquisitions and Cataloging Departments... |
 ...will now house the Business, Law, and Information Science Sources (BLISS). |
The former space of the Library and Information Science Library... |
 ...has been turned into office space for the librarians. A conference room has been built where the counter once was. |
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 The new Reference Desk and furniture... |
 ...new shelving and books... |
 ...and new computer workstations are all in place... |
 ...along with the new gazebo in the Business, Law, and Information Science Sources (BLISS). |
 So Reference Commons has officially opened for business and is now fully staffed... |
 ...with librarians who are ready to help students and faculty find whatever they need. |
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Work has begun on the carpet and paint in the Circulation / Reserve area to coordinate its appearance with Reference Commons. |
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 Back on March 22, work began on the former... |
 ...space of the Center for Business Research. |
 The books were removed... |
 ...and the shelves were dismantled... |
 ...as was the wall at the... |
 ...service counter and reserve collection. |
 The new space will be... |
 ...used for classrooms. |
 Almost full... |
 ...and almost empty. |
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As the semester begins, the new College of Management Suite and its classrooms are ready to be used. They join the School of Education office suite that was completed a few years ago. |
 The upper level before both renovations... |
 ...and after. |
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The Digital Services and Art Slide Library has been moved out of the Instructional Media Center and into its new home in room 109 which was remodeled for this purpose. |
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The new café, which is being built in the corridor that leads to the computer labs, is nearing completion. A contest was held to find a name for it, and the entries are now being judged. |
 Two small rooms were combined into one. |
 Refrigerators and shelves were installed. |
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The Bookmark Café is now open with sandwiches, soups, salads, coffee, snacks, and much more. |
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The
Library will be undergoing a long awaited
major renovation this summer. Work began first
in the Periodicals Department which remained
open for business in the Hutchins Gallery on the
lower level of the Library. Upon completion of this phase, the
Technical Service departments moved into the
southern part of the room with the updated
Periodicals area occupying the remainder of the
space.
